Company Description

United Parcel Service, Inc. is a logistics and package delivery company, which provides supply chain management services. Its logistics services include transportation, distribution, contract logistics, ground freight, ocean freight, air freight, customs brokerage, insurance and financing. The company operates its business through three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers a full spectrum of U.S. domestic guaranteed ground and air package transportation services. This segment also offers time-definite, money-back guaranteed and small package delivery services in the U.S. The International Package segment includes small package operations in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Canada and Latin America, the Indian sub-continent, and the Middle East and Africa. This segment also offers guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services. The Supply Chain & Freight segment offers transportation, distribution and international trade and brokerage services, as well as financial and information services. United Parcel Service was founded by James E. Casey and Claude Ryan on August 28, 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.